"It was hard to watch:" Medical examiner says boy struck by vehicle at 70th & North has died

WAUWATOSA -- Wauwatosa police say an 11-year-old boy was struck by a vehicle near 70th and North on Monday evening, October 26th. Officials with the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office say they have been notified that the boy has died.

Police said the boy was taken to the hospital with very serious injuries after he was hit.

The driver stopped at the scene, and she is cooperating with this investigation, police say.

It's unclear what led up to this crash, but witnesses say there was a skateboard at the scene.

The call for this incident came in around 6:20 p.m.

Officials with the Medical Examiner's Office say they were notified of the child's death around 7:20 p.m.



A witness tells FOX6 News an off-duty paramedic was at the scene when this incident occurred and rushed over to perform CPR on the child.

Police confirm there were citizens working to save the boy's life before first responders could arrive.

"I was terrified and I called my wife and I asked that we right here, right now, just pray while this is happening. Pray right now for the life of this boy and that`s what we did for several minutes. It was hard to watch," Jerry Broitzman said.

One witness says from what he could see, it appeared as though the driver of the striking vehicle seemed to be in shock after the incident.

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